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Installation hangs at "Starting windows" after loading disk.sys

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I have not been able to figure out this issue in RC and now trying again with RTM. I am doing an upgrade from vista ultimate, the installation will not go further that disk.sys at the "starting windows" screen. This is with windows 7 RTM (same issue with RC)

It loads the files then gather all the files and settings and then expand files up to 22%, then reboot. I get the "Starting windows" screen that stops after disk.sys. It does not crash, does not return any message anything just is stuck after disk.sys

Hello Jeanfor,Can you send me all the logs from the panther folder. There is a 6 hour difference in the error mentioned above from the setuperr.log and what is in the setupact.logs.Also can you run msinfo32 while in vista and save the output as an NFO file.Zip each of the logs up and send to me if you would.Darrellg@online.microsoft.com without the online in the email address.Thanks,
Darrell Gorter
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Yeah I've got an Asus PE-D8 WS and I wanted to install Windows 7 Professional to disks that are attached to it I've got two SSD's in a RAID Stripe, the install was freezing and then I found this answer and I went to the BIOS to Hypertheading and the information
in the BIOS said to 'Disable Hyperthreading' in all other OSes other than Windows XP and Linux so yeah turn on hyperthreading for those it says and yeah I just 'Disabled' hyperthreading and now the install it not freezing there anymore.

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